Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Earliest Influences | 20161107 | 20171101 (R2) | From long car journeys to inspirational music teachers, Marcus Mumford discovered his love of music in different ways from an early age. In this show, he plays some of the artists that first shaped him - from The Animals, The Beatles and Fleetwood Mac to Jeff Buckley and Oasis - and talks revealingly about what these artists meant to him. ~Marcus Mumford from Mumford & Sons plays the music that shaped his life. ~Marcus Mumford presents a series looking at his influences and favourite music. |
| 02 | Americana And Acoustic | 20161114 | 20171108 (R2) | From Gillian Welch, Old Crow Medicine Show and Gram Parsons to Blind Willie Johnson, Ryan Adams and Fleet Foxes, Marcus Mumford has always had a soft spot for Americana and US acoustic music. In this show, he plays some of his favourite songs from this style and talks about the impact hearing these tracks had on him as a budding musician. ~Marcus Mumford from Mumford & Sons plays the music that shaped his life. ~Marcus Mumford presents a series looking at his influences and favourite music. |
| 03 | Coming To London | 20161121 | 20171115 (R2) | When Marcus Mumford moved to London in 2006, he quickly became immersed in a new world of like-minded musicians, and by 2007 Mumford & Sons were born. In this show, Marcus plays us some of the most beautiful and meaningful tracks from that time, and talks about how the connections he made then would shape the outcome of his musical career. ~Marcus Mumford from Mumford & Sons plays the music that shaped his life. ~Marcus Mumford presents a series looking at his influences and favourite music. |
| 04 | Touring | 20161128 | 20171129 (R2) | Touring America for the first time opened Marcus Mumford up to a whole fresh set of musical influences, both old and new. In this show, he talks about touring internationally for the first time, and plays his favourite tracks from artists such as MGMT, Haim and Vampire Weekend, as well as classic artists including The Kinks, Elton John and The Band. ~Marcus Mumford from Mumford & Sons plays the music that shaped his life. ~Marcus Mumford presents a series looking at his influences and favourite music. |
| 05 | Wilder Mind | 20161205 | 20171206 (R2) | Mumford & Sons' 2015 album Wilder Mind saw the band evolve from their signature folk rock sound to encompass more electric instruments and a harder edge. In this show, Marcus plays some of the songs that he was listening to during the writing and recording of that album - from Dion, Otis Redding and Willie Nelson to Blake Mills, Bon Iver and Arctic Monkeys. ~Marcus Mumford from Mumford & Sons plays the music that shaped his life. ~Marcus Mumford presents a series looking at his influences and favourite music. |
| 06 | Latest Favourites | 20161212 | 20171213 (R2) | The best thing about discovering new music is that there's always something new to discover - even in tracks you've heard hundreds of times before. In this show, Marcus Mumford plays some of the music he's fallen in love with over the last couple of years - from new acts like Shura, Jack Garrett and Børns to finding new joy in established artists such as Bruce Springsteen, U2 and Baaba Maal. ~Marcus Mumford from Mumford & Sons plays the music that shaped his life. ~Marcus Mumford presents a series looking at his influences and favourite music. |